Articles By Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva
Will WTO be able to carry out pending reforms at the13 Ministerial...
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Nov , 2023
The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) will take place from 26 to 29 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Trade Ministers from across the world...
Lessons from the Hamas Strike
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Oct , 2023
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has taken the world by storm, and raised questions on what is our own preparedness in the face of terror attacks. Are we well prepared to face such surprise...
Involvement of the US and NATO against Russia in a Long Drawn Ukraine War
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Oct , 2023
The Russian Ministry of Defence (RMOD) on 29 September claimed that a cruise missile strike it conducted on a large Ukrainian ammunition depot in Kherson has resulted in huge setback to the...
A Series of Hardball Negotiations Arrived at G20 New Delhi Leader’s...
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Sep , 2023
The G20 leaders on September 9, 2023, reached a consensus on a declaration, which refrained from condemning Russia for its “special military operations” in Ukraine but took note of the...
Taiwan ready to face China with support from the US
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Aug , 2023
Differences over Taiwan’s status have fuelled rising tensions between the island and the mainland. Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. Taiwan has been governed...
Pentagon establishes Task Force Lima to Study AI Issues
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Aug , 2023
The U.S. Defence Department has created a Task Force to evaluate and guide the application of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for national security purposes, amid an explosion of public...
Theatre Commands take shape, Lok Sabha Clears Inter-Services Organisation Bill
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Date: 10 Aug , 2023
As momentum gains for the proposed reorganisation of the Indian military into integrated theatre commands, the Lok Sabha on August 4 passed the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and...
Trade Disputes between the United States and India Resolved
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jul , 2023
On June 22, 2023, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and India reached an agreement to terminate ongoing disputes at the World Trade Organization...
Can India Thwart Chinese Aggression?
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Jun , 2023
China and India share a long history of cultural and economic exchanges dating back centuries. However, the border dispute between the two countries, particularly over the areas of Aksai Chin and...
Tackling International Food Security
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 May , 2023
At meetings open to all World Trade Organisation (WTO) members on 3-4 May, the chair of the agriculture negotiations — Alparslan Acarsoy of Türkiye — urged participants to accelerate their...
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Apr , 2023
The Ukraine war has entered into its second year (420 days), with no victory on either side which could signal the end of the war. However, the Western countries are talking about Ukrainian...
Political and Economic Instability in Pakistan causes concerns to its neighbour
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Jan , 2023
“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”. Unfortunately, both the immediate neighbours – Pakistan and China – are hostile towards India however; the growing political and economic...
True outcome of WTO MC12 Unprecedented Package
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Nov , 2022
After two COVID-19-related postponements, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 12th ministerial conference (MC12) was held in Geneva from 12–17 June 2022. Expectations for a successful meeting...
US played a critical role in Ukraine resulting in Nuclear Threat
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Oct , 2022
The U.S. has played a quiet but insidious role in the war as Ukrainian troops have made stunning gains in a counteroffensive that dealt an embarrassing blow to Russian forces. Kyiv’s military...
Russian plan to exit World Trade Organisation and other Global Bodies
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Aug , 2022
In view of the economic sanctions imposed by NATO countries and other European Union (EU)countries on Russia for its invasion on Ukraine, Russia plans to quit the World Trade Organisation (WTO...
Mounting Demoralisation could become a major problem for Putin
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Aug , 2022
Moscow indicates that Russian public support for the country’s invasion of Ukraine is growing. However, with the war now in its sixth month, there is little sign of similar enthusiasm within...
Beijing issues new 4-Point plan to improve Bilateral Relationship with Australia
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jul , 2022
Australia is China’s sixth largest trading partner; it is China’s fifth biggest supplier of imports and its tenth biggest customer for exports. Twenty-five per cent of Australia’s manufactured...
WTO Sealed a Package: India Emerged as Global Leader with Win-Win Outcome
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Jun , 2022
For the first time in a decade, the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a 164-nation body, have finalised a historic deal at the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12).The four-day MC12 was...
Indo-Israel Vision on Defence Production
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Jun , 2022
Defence Minister of Israel Benny Gants along with Chief of Staff Maayan Israeli, Head of the Directorate for International Defense Cooperation Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas, Director of the Policy...
Putin sacks top Generals for failure to capture Kharkiv and other Ukraine cities
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 May , 2022
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has sacked a top General who failed to capture the Ukraine’s key city of Kharkiv whom he blames for botching his war in Ukraine. Lieutenant General Serhiy...